Safety razor



W. G. ADAMS SAFETY RAZOR pril 1 1924.

Filed March 9, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 1 1924, 1,489,102

W. G. ADAMS SAFETY RAZOR Filed March 9, 1923 1 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 PatentedApr.- 1, 1924.

, UNITED STATES WILLIAM G; ADAMS, or RoANoKE, VIRGINIA.

SAFETY RAZOR.

Application filed March 9, 1923. Serial No. 623,992r

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. ADAMs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Roanoke, in the county of Roanoke and State of Virginia,have' invented a new and useful Improvement in'Safety Razors, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing.

My improvement relates to a safety razor structure wherein provision ismade for conveniently turning the blade so as to bring first one sideand then the .other side of the blade against the face during theshavingoperation, whereby the blade may longer be kept in cutting condition.

A structure for this purpose is described in my application for LettersPatent, Serial Number 57 8,37 7, filed July 29, 1922. In the formdescribed by that application, the blade carrier member turns on an axiswhich extends in the direction of the length of the handle of thestructure. `The object of the present invention is to provide astructure in which the axis of the carrier member is parallel to thecutting edgeof the blade.

In the accompanying drawings;

Fig. l is a side elevation of a safety razor embodying my improvement;

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same structure looking toward the left'asshown in Fig. 1, the greater part of the handle being broken away;

Fig. 3` is an upright section on the line,

-"3 3, of Fig. V1, looking toward the right;

Fig. 4 is a section on'the line, 4 4, of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective of another form of the structure;

Figure 6` is a rear elevation of the same structure, portions beingbroken away;

Fig. 7 is an upright section onl the line, 7 7, of Fig. 5, the yoke-formcarrier member being turned away fromthe guard and the blade .and theblade holder being turned transversely to the plane of the carriermember;

Fig. 8 is a detailview of the yoke-form carrier and the blade holder;Fig. 9 yis a section on the line, 9 9, of Fi eferring to said drawings,A is the usual handle. B is the guard support which rises obliquely fromthe upper end ofthe handle.

'C is the guard. In the form shown by the drawings, the guard isintegral with the support B. D is the blade having a back,

D1, ,which is engaged in the blade holder, E. Said holder is pivoted tothe carrier member, F, on an axis which is midway between the ends ofthe blade and perpen dicular to the cutting edge of the blade andparallel to the plane of the blade.v The holder, E, has a journal, E1,resting in a bearing, F1, formed in the carrier member, F. At the sideofthe holder opposite said bearing the holder has a head or handle, E2,adapted to be grasped by the hand for turning the holder in saidbearing.

On'the support, B, are two bearings, B1, formed by cutting a tongue fromeach side yedge of the support and bending said tongues backward,whereby the axial line of the two bearings isl placed outside of thebody formed by the support and the guard. The carrier member is of thesame length as the length of the guard the dimension of the guardparallel to the carrier yinember. At each end the carrier member has inits lower part an eye, F1, through which the tongue forming the adjacentbearing extends. By this means the carrier member is hinged to theunitary body composed of the support, B, and the guard, C.

\ At the middle of the carrier, F, a tongue, F2, extends downward into aslot or aperture, B?, formed in the adjacent part of the support, B. Onthe inner face of the support, B, is a blade spring, B3, secured to thesupport by rivets, B4. The-middle part of said spring extends into thepath of the tongue, F2, and presses said tongue rearward the contactbetween the spring and said tongue being below the axial line of thebearings, B1, whereby strain is exerted upon the carrier member in thedirection which 1 causes ,the blade, D, to be pressed against theguard,`C, when the carrier member and the blade are in the workingposition.

When the blade is to be reversed, the carrier member :and the holder andthe-blade' are' again turned on the axial line of the bearings, B1, intothe working position.

The guard and the blade and the blade back may be of any ordinaryconstruction. In the form illustrated by Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8

In said form we have the handle, A, the

support, B, andthe guard,C,y as before.

i the holder, H, andthe bladeare turned half way by the hand engagingthehandle, H3,

The yoke-form carrier member, G, has arms, G1, extending alongI the endsof the 4guard and hinged at, G2, to the forward part of the guard, in aline parallel to and a little forward of the cutting edge of the blade,D. The blade back, D1', is engaged by tlree tongues, H1', forming partsof the holder, H, two of said tongues being at one side and the other atthe other yside of said back, The holder has a journal, H2, .resting inabearing, G3, -formed in the carrier member. Outside of said bearing.said journal 'sup ports a head or handle, H3. Toythe rear of thesupport, B, are `secured two spring tongues, G4, whichv extend into thelpath of and engage the body of the yoke-form carrier member when thelatter is in its working position, atwhich time the blade, D, is also inits working position, its cutting edge bearing againstthe guard. Y

When the blade is' to be reversed, the rear part of the yoke-formcarrier member is pressed ward out of engagement with the tongues,- G4,and forwarded into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 7.Then this turning being on the axis of the journal, H2, and the bearing,G3. When this halfturn has been made, the yokeform carrier member isagain drawn backward into engagement with the tongues, G.

It will now be observed that -in each of these two forms, thel carriermember is hinged-on an axis which is parallel to the cutting edge of theblade, the hinge line in v ends to the carrier member on an axial linetransverse to the hinge line of the carrier one case being at the rearof the blade and in the other case being near and at the front ofk theblade. It will also be observed that in each form the blade may bereversed with` out detaching the blade from the remainder of thestructure.

I claim as my invention,

l. In a safety razor, the combination with a support anda guard, of acarrier member Ahinged for tiltingon a line located parallel to thecutting edge of the blade and far enough to allow the blade to clear theguard while the lbelow-mentioned holder is being rotated, a holderhinged -midway between its member and approximately parallel to theplaire of the blade, means for holding the carrler member in the workingposition, and

. `a blade held yby said holder, substantially as described. l l

.2. Inv a safety razor, the combination with a support andl a guard, ofa carrier member hinged for tilting on aline located parallel to thecutting edge of the blade and far enough to allov7 the blade to clearthe guard while the below-mentioned holder is being rotated, a holderhinged midway between its ends to the carrier member on an axial linetransverse to the hinge line of the carrier member and approximatelyparallel to the plane of the blade, yielding means for holding thecarrier member in the working posiparallel to the plane of the blade,means for holding the carrier member in the working position, and ablade held by said holder, substantially as described.

Y 4. In a safety razor, the combination with a su ort and a uard of acarrier member 7 hinged for tilting on a line located near the rearofthe blade and parallel to the cutting edge of the blade and far enoughto allow the blade to clear the guard while the belowmentioned holder isbeing rotated, a holder hinged midway between its' ends to thecarrier'member on an axial line transverse te the hinge line ofthecarrier member and approximately parallel to the plane of the blade,means for holding the carrier member in the working position, and ablade held by saidholder,l substantially as described.

p 5. In a safety razor, the combination with a support and a guard, of acarrier member hinged for tilting on a line located near the rear oftheblade 'and parallel to the cutting position. and a blade held by saidholder,

substantially as described. y

6. In a safety razor, the combination with a support and a: guard, of acarrier member hinged for tilting on a line located parallel lll to the`c i1tting edge of the blade and near'the rear of the blade, a holderhinged midway between its erids to the carrier member on an axial'linetransverse to thehinge line of the carrier member and approximatelyparallel to the plane of the blade, means engag-v ing thercarrier memberbelow said hinge line for holding the v carrier member in the workingposition', and a blade held by said holder,

substantially as described.

7. In a safety razor, the combination with a support and a guard, of acarrier member hinged for tilting on a line located parallel to thecutting edge of the blade and near the rear ofthe blade and the carrierhaving a downward-extended tongue, a holder hinged midway between itsends to the carrier member on an axial line transverse to the hinge lineof the carrier member and approx#v mately parallel to the plane of theblade,

yielding vmeans bearing against said tongue for holding the carriermember in the working position, and a blade held by said holder,substantially as described.

8. In a safety razor, the combination with a handle and a support and aguard and a blade, of means including a" journal and a handle forsupporting the blade for turning the blade o-n an axial line which istransverse to the length of the blade and to the'line of the handle,substantially as described.

9. lln a safety razor, the combination with a handle and a support and aguard and a blade, of means for supporting the blade for turning theblade on an axial line which is transvelse to the length of the bladeand also on a line Which is parallel 'to the length of the blade, saidmeans including a journal and a handle, the latter to be grasped by thehand, substantially as described.

l0. In a safety razor, the combination with a handle and a support and aguard, of a blade, a holder, and a member joined to the holder betweenthe ends of the holder and lon an axial line which is transverse to thelength of the blade and to the line of the handle, said lnemberincludin(r a ournal and a handle, the latter to be grasped by the hand,substantially as described.

11. In a safety razor, the combination with a-handle and a support and aguard, of a blade, a holder, and a member rigidly joined to the holderbetween the ends of the holder and on an axial line which is transverseto the length of. the blade and to the line of the handle, said memberincluding a journal and a handle, the latter to be grasped by the hand,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name, this 8th day of March, inthe year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three.

i WILLIAM G. ADAMS.

